Material Planner

Material Planner

Permanent

Hybrid working - Reading once a week

As part of the Inventory, Deployment and Reverse Logistics team, we are seeking a Material planner who will be responsible for the medium-term material plan to ensure material availability.

Responsibilities of the Material Planner include:

• Responsible for the medium-term material plan to ensure material availability
• Liaise with the forecast and call-off teams to highlight and resolve potential material shortages
• Manage inventory issues that have resulted from changes to the build schedule or from supply challenges
• Review the supply and demand data to make recommendations regarding stock levels
• Support the inventory team with identifying opportunities to reuse excess stock
• Liaise with the warehouse manager to track warehouse inventory accuracy
• Where necessary support principal contractor and supplier audits
• Support the logistics team in the identification and resolution of system data issues
• As required support data cleansing activities of an internal IT project enhancing the functionality of the ERP tool
• Challenge the status quo, keep abreast of the external market and use this to drive improvements, continuous improvements and learning

The successful Material Planner will have:

• Experience as a material planner or similar role
• Ability to investigate and identify corrective actions
• Understanding of the financial impacts of inventory and inventory movements
• Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques and experience of implementing improvement activity

To apply for the Material Planner please send your CV to caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com

Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.